Game apparatus



J. H. MAGUIRE. 'GAME PPAR/args. FILED SEPTA. 1919. RENEVED HJ n.112. 1m.v

Patented Febl 22, 1921;

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PATENT OFFICE.Y

JOSEPH H. MAGUIRE, or WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters `Patent. y Patentd Feb, 22, 192L Application led September 4, 1919, Serial 110,321,678. :Renewed .Tuly 12, 1920. Serial No. 395,765.

To all fui/0m t mary concern: l

Be it known that I, JosErH H. MAGUIRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at llayne, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to games and toys and has for an object to provide an apparatus for use in or out of doors, for the playing of a game which in many respects simu*- lates the game' of golf as it is now generally played in the open.

The invention comprehends among other features the provision of a Vgame apparatus which may be made up in various sizes, to be adapted to the home or amusement parks and the like, and by the' use and operation of which, various of the points vor playings of the game of golf as now carried'on in the open, can be followed out with my game apparatus, to the endv that considerable amusement and enthusiasm to persons playing'the game particularly those who engage in the game of golf as it is now generally played, will be provided.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specificatiom in which similar characters of reference denote correspondinglparts in all the views, and in which,

Figure l-is a plan view of the playing board.

Fig. 2-is a vertical sectional view taken through the playing board showing in detail the understructure.

Fig. 3-is a detail vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, and y Fig. Ll--is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the structure' shown in Fig. 3, substantially on the line 4.-4 therein.

Referring more particularly to the views, the numeral lO'indicates a playing board and which may be of any desired form and construction and having a portion of its upper surface artistically arranged to simulate the green7 of a golf course, the central portion of the playing board providing anv incline 11 which is adapted to constitute a part of the playing surface or green of the course, the incline 11 being provided with a series of openings 12 through which a ball 13 may pass to drop into a return runway 14: beneath the incline 11 to return the ball to a transverse groove. or pocket 15, commony to any or allV of the runways 14 that may be provided. The incline 11 at its lower end isalso provided with a series of pockets 16 which by means of suitable numbers will indicate points in the playing of the game. v

On each side of the incline and above the same there is provided a series of alleys 17, the outer ends of which open into a main alley or runway 1S, one of the main kalleys 18 being provided on each side of the playing board and extending to converge toward the incline near its upper ends and at which point each mainalley or runway terminates in a spiral 19 which by the impetus given to the ball and gravity, will bring the ball on to the incline, down which it will gravitate to fall into one of the openings 12 or into one of the pockets 16. Each alley 17 is cfa Vwidth considerably greater than the diameter ofthe playing ball as shown, and at its vinner end has a ledge 2O provided with a rubber or other holding element 21 for holding theV playing ball in position for the drive, this partl of the alley being in the nature of a tee in the usual gamey of golf as played. Each alley at its inner end .isp'rovided with a driving member 22 which is formed to simulate a golf stick, the handle of which is secured to a block 23 simulating Va hand, the latter beingisuitably pivoted on an upright 24 with a coil spring 25 arranged to swing the free end of kthe driving member against the ball which is normally held by the element 21 after the driving member has been swung against the movement of the' spring 25 so that uponreleasing thedriving member, the spring will cause the same at its free end to be engaged with the ball and drive it from the so called tee This will result in the ball being advanced rapidly along one of the alleys 17 from which the ball will pass into the main alley or runway 18 and thence on to the spiral portion 19 thereof. After passing around the spiral portion 19 the ball will advance to the incline 11 and gravitate down the incline to either fall into one of the openings 12 and thence pass on to the cross alley or pocket 15, or missing one of the openings, the ball l that for this reason the incline 11 does not extend the full length of the playing board but has its lower' end terminating a distance from the lower edge of the playing board. It will also be apparent by reference to Fig. 2 that the alleys 17 lie in a horizontal plane above the plane of the incline or the pockets 16 or cross pocket 15 and that by having a number of these alleys and an equivalent number of driving elements, the game may be participated in by a number of players at one time.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the device described is of a simple construction; consists of few vparts that cannot readily get out of order and it will be clear that the device can bey constructed in the nature of a home game in small sizes, for disposition in a room in the nature of a pool or billiard table and for use in parks or in other places of out door amusement. K

Having described my invention, I claim,

1. A device of the character described comprising a playing board formed to provide a horizontal portion and an inclined portion, alleys in the horizontal portion, a main runway having the alleys communieating therewith and disposed to terminate at the inclined portion, a driving member in each alley for driving a ball therethrough and into the main runway to advance t e ball to the inclined portion and pockets for receiving the ball upon gravitation of the latter down said inclined portion.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a playing board having a horizontal surface and an apertured inclined portion provided with a series of openings, of alleys in the horizontal portion, main runways having the alleys communicating therewith,l said main runways being formed in the horizontal portion and extending to the inclined portion, driving members for the alleys for driving balls through the alleys into the main runways and on to the inclined portion and pockets for receiving said balls upon gravitation of the latter down said inclined portion.

3. A device of the character described comprising a playing board including a horizontal portion and an inclined portion provided with openings, of alleys in the horizontal portion, main runways in the horizontal portion and having the alleys communicating therewith, driving members for driving balls through said alleys inte said main runways and on to said inclined portion, pockets adjacent said inclined portion to receive the balls when the `latter have gravitated down said inclined portion, a

pockets for receiving the balls when the same have gravitated down' the inclined portion and means on the playing board for driving said balls on to said runway. Y

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JOSEPH H. MAGUIRE. 

